Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted widespread rainfall across the state today, with a yellow alert in effect for eight districts due to the likelihood of heavy showers.

Minister for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes OR Kelu has directed officials to provide necessary facilities in.Kerala rains. IMD. Met department. Yellow alert Kerala.

The IMD issued yellow alert for heavy rains in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts for October 27. Check full weather forecast here.

Cyclone Dana's impact was felt in Kerala, too, as India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert in four districts, and a yellow alert in seven others.

Cyclone Dana made landfall on the Odisha coast with a wind speed of around 110 kmph. Several areas in Odisha are experiencing heavy rain and strong winds. As many as 4,17,626 people had been evacuated in Odisha,